beat to a pulp

English

Verb

beat to a pulp

(transitive) to beat up (a person) more than usually severely
(transitive, colloquial, loosely) to defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports

Synonyms

pulp (verb)

Translations

beat up

Dutch: tot moes slaan
French: passer à tabac (fr), tabasser (fr)

Russian: избива́ть до полусме́рти impf (izbivátʹ do polusmérti), изби́ть до полусме́рти pf (izbítʹ do polusmérti)

defeat severely

French: battre à plate couture (fr), mettre la pâtée (fr)

Spanish: hacer fosfatina, hacer papilla, hacer puré

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